Josh Elander slugged a pair of homers, Edward Salcedo extended his hitting streak to 10 games, Joey Terdoslavich had another big day, and Alex Wood continued his dominance.
Gwinnett Braves 4, Toledo Mud Hens 2
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Josh Elander slugged a pair of homers, Edward Salcedo extended his hitting streak to 10 games, Joey Terdoslavich had another big day, and Alex Wood continued his dominance.
Gwinnett Braves 4, Toledo Mud Hens 2
Tyler Pastornicky 2B 2-4, .297 AVG
Joey Terdoslavich LF 3-4, 2B, RBI, E (6), .330 AVG
Stefan Gartrell DH 2-3, RBI, BB, .667 AVG
Joe Leonard 3B 3-4, .211 AVG
Sean Gilmartin 6.1 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 6 K, E (1), W (3), 4.06 ERA
Kameron Loe 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 1.80 ERA
Pat Egan 0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K, SV (2), 1.93 ERA
Joey Terdoslavich had a 3 hit day, clubbing out his 20th double of the season. In his last 10 games, he's hitting .371 with a 1.029 OPS, 6 doubles, a homer, and 6 RBI. Joe Leonard also had a 3 hit day, and in his last 3 games he's gone 5-10 with 2 doubles and a RBI. Stefan Gartrell, who played for Gwinnett each of the last 2 seasons, returned to the team this week after hitting .346 with a .760 OPS in 26 at bats with Piratas de Cameche in the Mexican League this year, and made a splash, reaching base 3 times tonight. Sean Gilmartin has lost each of his last 3 starts, allowing 13 earned runs over 14.2 innings in that stretch, but he picked up a win tonight with a quality start, allowing 2 earned runs over 6.1 innings, striking out a season high 6 batters. Kameron Loe has tossed 4 shutout innings in his last 2 appearances. Pat Egan picked up a save for the second straight night, the first 2 saves of his AAA career after 58 appearances between Norfolk and Gwinnett.
Tim Corcoran will start the series finale Sunday afternoon for the G-Braves against Derek Hankins.
Mississippi Braves 9, Mobile Bay Bears 8
Myke Jones CF 3-5, 2B, .207 AVG
Jose Martinez RF 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI, .327 AVG
Tommy La Stella 2B 2-5, RBI, .308 AVG
Edward Salcedo 3B 2-5, 2 2B, RBI, .293 AVG
Christian Marrero 1B 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, .257 AVG
Luis Nunez SS 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, .164 AVG
Alex Wood 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K, W (4), 1.26 ERA
Mark Lamm 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K, SV (5), 1.20 ERA
Alex Wood picked up his fourth win of the year, striking out 7 while allowing 1 earned run over 7 innings of work. In his last 3 starts, he's put up great numbers, a 2.84 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP in 19 innings, but those numbers look terrible compared to what he did in his first 7 starts, posting a 0.47 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP in 38 innings. Mark Lamm picked up his fifth save and he hasn't allowing an run in 13 innings over his last 8 appearances. Edward Salcedo rapped out a pair of doubles to extend his hitting streak to 10 games, and he's hit .405 with a 1.261 OPS, 3 doubles, 4 homers, 6 RBI, and 2 steals in that stretch. Jose Martinez had a 3 hit night, and in his last 10 games he's hitting .424 with a 1.331 OPS, 4 doubles, 3 homers, and 7 RBI. Myke Jones also had a 3 hit day, snapping a 1-12 skid over his last 4 games. Tommy La Stella has gone 3-7 with a double, a RBI, and 2 walks in his last 2 games.
Gus Schlosser is set to start the series finale tomorrow for Mississippi against Michael Bolsinger.
Lynchburg Hillcats 1, Potomac Nationals 3
Emerson Landoni 2B 1-4, 3B, .302 AVG
Robby Hefflinger LF 1-3, RBI, .287 AVG
Jarrett Miller 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 3.91 ERA
Ryan Woolley 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 5.63 ERA
Jarrett Miller pitched well, allowing 2 earned runs over 7 innings, but took the loss as the Hillcats hitters were only able to collect 2 hits on the night. Miller has had so-so results as a starter, posting a 4.50 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP in 36 innings over 7 starts. Robby Hefflinger had 1 of the Hillcats 2 hits today, but he's struggled recently, going 4-19 with a homer, 2 RBI, and a walk in his last 6 games.
AJ Holland will start the series finale on Sunday for the Hillcats against Robbie Ray for the P-Nats.
Rome Braves 7, Asheville Tourists 8
Josh Elander LF 2-5, 2 HR (6, 7), 4 RBI, .322 AVG
Chase Anselment C 2-5, 2B, .309 AVG
Carlos Franco 3B 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, .246 AVG
Casey Kalenkosky